Students of universities, schools, madrasas, and a wide range of professional and civil society organizations across Bangladesh shut down normal life on Monday in a sweeping show of solidarity with Palestine. From early morning, campuses across Bangladesh emptied as classes and exams were suspended in support of the global “World Stops for Gaza” campaign, a…

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued 16 instructions aiming to ensure emergency medical services in government hospitals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.  The instructions were issued in an office order signed by DGHS Director (Hospital and Clinics) Dr Abu Hussain Md Moinul Ahsan on Tuesday.      The following instructions have been issued…

Longi, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer, has decided to open an office and invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen announced on 16th March. According to the ambassador, a delegation of top Chinese solar panel manufacturers visited Bangladesh in December to explore investment opportunities. This visit followed an invitation…

Bangladeshi students who overthrew autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina last year have formed a new political party to finish the work that began with her ouster, the group’s leader told AFP. Nahid Islam, 27, was one of the most visible faces of the youth-led protest campaign Students Against Discrimination, which brought down the curtain on Hasina’s…

Law enforcement detained several individuals from a “March for Khilafah” program organized by the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir outfit in the capital on Friday. The exact number of detentions is yet to be confirmed by the police. The detentions took place after the program began on the street in front of the northern gate of the…